Each person’s US work needs appropriate permission. Dividing business responsibilities between spouses does not establish authorization.
Review the actual tasks and status
Qualifying E spouses may work incident to appropriate status with required evidence. Pending preparation or unpaid family help does not automatically permit the repair work.
If more than one relative intends to invest or hold ownership, address each person's nationality and role individually rather than treating the family as a single undifferentiated investor. Discuss any independent employment the spouse plans to pursue and the children's future status questions before assuming a particular household income. Note each family member's nationality, current location and intended arrival date separately, because their travel may not coincide with the owner's, and the business needs cover either way. A family member may choose to remain in Canada, join later, or use another process based on their own circumstances; none of those choices establishes whether the investor can direct and develop the business. The recurring mistake is assuming a relative’s shares either grant status to the household or automatically supply the principal’s operational control. Where a family member will run the source business, agree what they are being asked to do and for how long, and whether their own plans change as a result, since an informal arrangement made quickly tends to be revisited unhappily.